Youth coaches can never take anything for granted when teaching their young players the basics of the game. One example is inbounding the ball, throughout the course of a basketball game the ball will be in-bounded frequently from both the baseline(s) and sideline(s).

When very young players (6-9 year olds) play any type of basketball game, from 2 on 1 to 5 on 5 (though 5 on 5 is not recommended for this age group), it soon becomes very evident that passing is a challenge for them.